I agree and like this article but the midwest needs to adopt a few things the valley did right. 1) Hand out more equity to early employees and create a flywheel

I agree and like this article but the midwest needs to adopt a few things the valley did right. 1) Hand out more equity to early employees and create a flywheel of entrepreneurs who build and finance other businesses. 2) Get rid of the non-compete culture. Standard form in Chicago is 18 months. This is unenforceable in Cali. 3) Put value on youth. We still live under a manufacturing seniority mindset. One woman once told me "I can't wait to turn 30 so I can be taken seriously". The midwest has all the talent and ingenuity it needs. It has a unique perspective and is relatively inexpensive to live in, but the rules need to be revised to favor competitiveness.